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Video of Oscar Up/Down spinner in action
KevSteele:
Kelsey has let me know that the DOT knobs are nearly ready to go, and I'll be uploading my review of the Oscar Up/Down spinner and MAME Spinner Roundup articles to my site as soon as I get the knob.
In the meantime, since it looks like it will be this weekend or Monday at the earliest before I get the DOT knob (and can then finish my MAME Spinner Roundup and Oscar Up/Down Spinner review), I've decided to put up a short (13 seconds) video showing the Oscar Up/Down Spinner in action.
It just shows the up/down motion and the sounds of the spinner in action, but I thought it might be interesting to some of the spinner fanatics here. ;)
It can be seen here:
http://users.adelphia.net/~kevsteele/mame/index.html
Kevin
Minwah:
Cheers Kevin, cool to see it in action :)
shmokes:
That is so cool. I want one even more now :P
Unfortunately, I can't find a 5"x5" free square on my CP. Depressing. I think the Tornado may be the only spinner that will fit in my CP, and I really wanted the up/down capabilities :-\
jdjuggler:
Hey Kevin,
Thanks for the video! I had a question maybe you or Kelsey might answer.
It appears in the video, the first time you spin the spinner that the spinner unintentionally drops down possibly making contact with the down leaf switch.
I thought that Kelsey stated that it really wouldn't move up or down unless you intended it to move.
Just wanted to know your thoughts on this.
Thanks,
JD
KevSteele:
--- Quote from: jdjuggler on May 15, 2003, 12:35:15 pm ---Hey Kevin,
Thanks for the video! I had a question maybe you or Kelsey might answer.
It appears in the video, the first time you spin the spinner that the spinner unintentionally drops down possibly making contact with the down leaf switch.
--- End quote ---
The spinner top is "bouncy," so you need to watch how you spin the knob. When I was "flicking" it I found my fingers would push down a bit, making the knob "bob" a bit when spinning it. If I flicked hard enough, it would go up or down enough to contact the switches. If I changed direction suddenly, I occasionally pulled up on the knob a bit.
Basically this shouldn't be a problem during gameplay, because you probably won't take your fingers off the knob. It probably won't happen with the DOT knob, as well.
Kevin